6/10/2023 0 Comments Into thin air by jon krakauerIn total, eight lives (including Hall’s) were lost on that fateful expedition '“ at the time, the single biggest disaster in Everest history. By the time Krakauer made it back to base camp several hours later, four of his climbing partners would be dead. They summited Everest with four other teammates, just as a freak and ferocious storm covered the mountain. In May 1996, famed adventure writer Jon Krakauer joined an Everest expedition led by mountaineering expert Rob Hall. There is perhaps no greater account of what it’s really like to climb Everest than Into Thin Air. And yet, nearly one thousand people attempt the summit each year, and an entire cottage industry of guides and expedition companies has sprung up to profit on the desire. Everest, 29,029 feet above sea level, the air is so thin that the brain is literally dying.
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